JINJA

Jinja is located in the Eastern side of Uganda, busoga sub-region. Jinja sits along the northern shores of lake Victoria and near the source of the Nile. Jinja is 80km from Kampala the capital city of Uganda. Travel time is 1 hour from Kampala.
The population is 471,242 people according to the Uganda national population and housing census 2014.
The economic activities in Jinja include; Banking, Sugar manufacturing, Brewery, steel making, Clothe making and oil refining.

Tourist attractions in Jinja include:
River Nile, which is world’s longest river, it flows from lake victoria to Mediterranean Sea.
Bujagali falls, is believed to be the source of river Nile and its an attraction for bird watching, rafting and scenery.
Itanda falls, it has forest islands in its center and its best for picnics, camping and bird watching like weaver birds.
Kyabirwa Falls, it’s scenery for campsites, birding and ethno botany.
Lake Victoria beaches, tourism developments found here are: luxury hotels and sites like Tilapia club, masese club and sailing clubs.
Lake Victoria Islands, they include samuka, Lwabitookel and Ndaiga islands, best for sport fishing and boat race.
Industries, Excursionists and students are attracted in Jinja because of it numerous industries like Nytil textile industry, Nile breweries, kakira sugar works, steel rolling, grain millers, masese fish industries and garden tea factory.
Agriculture is mainly based on Sugar cane and tea growing.
Sports, Jinja has sports facilities like Jinja golf pitch and Bugembe stadium.
Community market visits, like Jinja main markets with various foodstuffs.
Historical sites, these are Bujagali ancestral site for Soga tribe, Mpumude hill where King Kabalega of Bunyoro kingdom died.
Crafts, made using papyrus and other materials include mats, baskets, shoes and hats.
Hotel and Catering, with high class accommodations like Jinja Nile resort, Nile river camp, source of Nile hotel and many others.
The climate in Jinja is Tropical monsoon, with a short dry season and other months remain rainy. The annual tempretures are 24ºC-76ºF and the average annual rainfall is 1317mm.

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